Leading WGS Study Abroad Programs: Challenges and Opportunities

Authors

Danielle DeMuth Dr., Grand Valley State UniversityFollow

Department

Women and Gender Studies

College

Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Date Range

2014-2015

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities

Abstract

This roundtable will examine the challenges and opportunities when leading WGS-focused study abroad programs. Featuring WGS faculty and womens center staff who lead programs in Europe, Senegal, South Africa, and New Zealand, panelists will discuss the benefits for students analyzing issues of gender, race, and sexuality in a global perspective while being immersed in a culture other than their own, as well as the difficulties WGSE students face when conducting cross-cultural research, specifically focusing on students' tendency to search for the familiar in the unfamiliar.

Conference Name

National Women's Studies Annual Conference 2014

Conference Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico

ScholarWorks Citation

DeMuth, Danielle Dr., "Leading WGS Study Abroad Programs: Challenges and Opportunities" (2015). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 625.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/625